COPD requires regular monitoring through tests like spirometry to assess the condition’s severity and aid in an individualized treatment plan. COPD is a progressive lung condition that makes breathing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a multicenter, longitudinal cohort study, Regan and colleagues evaluated 10,198 current/former smokers with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Low vitamin K levels appeared linked to decreased measures of FEV 1 and FVC following adjustments for several ...

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...

Hypercapnic patients were best separated from normocapnic patients using thresholds for FVC% of 56% predicted and 33% predicted for FEV1%. Hypercapnia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

There is an extremely low rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnoses in Japan, particularly among patients with airflow obstruction, despite regular respiratory function tests. The ...

Toby Maher, MD, PhD, professor of clinical medicine, Keck Medicine of USC, discusses the impact of changes in lung function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). How does the rate of ...

Supported by an independent educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer. Mrs. Sweet is a 51-year-old woman who presents to your office with the chief complaint of shortness of breath and ...

Credit: Getty Images. The 2024 GOLD COPD Report includes updated research and recommendations that reflect shifts in thinking on COPD management. Vogelmeier, who heads the Department of Medicine, ...